MIAMI – As the Miami Heat suffered a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 130-116, it came against a team that was missing Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, and Evan Mobley. Coming off the Heat's win over the fully healthy Cavaliers on Monday, which ended with an Andrew Wiggins game-winning dunk in overtime, this was no doubt a shock, as Norman Powell was blunt about the performance.

Powell himself would have another productive game individually, leading the team with 27 points, five assists, and two rebounds, but was frustrated after the contest. While Cleveland is a well-coached team that has proven to be a top group in the Eastern Conference, Powell wouldn't hold back on calling the outing a “very bad loss.”

“I mean, that's a very bad loss,” Powell

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